A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts of a garden.

He trims the hedge once a week.

(UK, chiefly Devon and Cornish) A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.

hedge - Investment & Finance Definition

A
position created when a financial contract is purchased in the futures or
options market. The purpose of the hedge is designed to protect against price
changes in the actual commodity or financial instrument. By selling a futures
contract, a producer or trader can protect against potential price declines.
Buying a futures contract protects against rising costs. In essence, a hedge
works somewhat like insurance.

Sentence Examples

Be cut short, a hedge of young shoots is inevitable.

In cutting, the hedge (as indeed all hedges) should be XVI.

At the same time of " futures " were becoming an increasing necessity to Origin Liverpool importers, because through " futures " alone could they cotton hedge on their purchases of cotton, or buy when the Associa- market seemed favourable, and they were not prepared tion .

Other things being equal, the broker would be better off if he could hedge with equal ease against all his risks.

It will be evident that the "put" is a hedge against prices falling, and the " call " a hedge against their rising.